conflict

antagonist
an opponent in any kind of contest or conflict. Also called antipathist.
antipathistRare. an antagonist.
antipathy
an attitude of antagonism or aversion.
commination
the act of threatening, especially revenge or punishment.
contumacy
a refusal to obey; defiance.
duelist, duellist1. a person engaged in a duel.
2. a person skilled at dueling.
feudist
a person who participates in a feud or other conflict.
insurgentism
the state of being an insurgent or rebel; the activities of insurgents or rebels.
Jacquerie
a revolt of peasants against the social classes above them.
monomachy, monomachia
single combat; a duel. —monomachist, n.
neutrality
the state or position of being impartial or not allied with or committed to any party or viewpoint in a conflict, especially a war or armed conflict, —neutral, n., adj.
opponency1. the state or quality of being an opponent.
2. an act or instance of opposing.
oppugnancy1. the state or quality of being an antagonist.
2. an act or instance of antagonism. —oppugnant, adj.
pacationRare. the act or process of appeasing.
rebeldom1. rebels collectively or as a group.
2. an area or region held by rebels.
sciamachy
battle with shadows or imaginary enemies.
velitation
a skirmish or other minor conflict.

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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need. It is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.Aga Khan Iv